Desserts

Still trying to use the plethora of lemons I have! Thought thowing one in a cake would be good idea. This lightened up version of a dense pound cake is based on a recipe I have been making for years from Cooking Light Magazine in 2005. The low fat cream cheese and yogurt are a great substitute…

These are the hubby’s favorite cookies ever! Fist pumping chocolaty goodness and of course, easy to prepare. These can be a bit sticky to get off the pan, if you have parchment paper or a silicone baking liner hanging around, use them! If not, make sure you give a good solid spray of non stick. Do…

As my friend said to me yesterday…’ For me, food and weight are associated with quantity…you should eat the things you love in moderation’. That was all I needed to hear to break out the cake pans! Jeeze, I’m so easy. The good news is that this is a lightened up version. It was adapted from Cooking Light…

My grandma was a lousy cook. I mean spit it out in your napkin kinda bad. Everything was fried to a crisp in a cast iron skillet on her stove…you better have a sharp knife if you are going to dine with Grandma ’cause hackin’ through some of those pieces of chicken was a chore!…

Oh great pumpkin…moist and mysterious…okay, sorry, I got a little carried away. I am so in love with pumpkin flavored everything this year! We had this at Shuckers Restaurant at the Fairmont Hotel in Seattle…it was to die! I knew I had to try to remake it…I think I came pretty close! Crust: 1 3/4 cups…

These are just decadent and wonderful! Blasts of sugar, butter and orange will fix that sweet tooth you have had hangin’ around. I heard some where that these won first place at a Pillsbury Bake Off contest but I can’t find any info on it. They are simple to make with only a few ingredients…hope…